{"id":234,"date":"2019-03-22T20:30:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T20:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plainlii.com\/2019\/03\/22\/the-spanish-editors-assocaition\/"},"modified":"2021-05-05T16:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:59:09","slug":"the-spanish-editors-assocaition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plainlii.com\/es\/2019\/03\/22\/the-spanish-editors-assocaition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spanish Editors Association"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEA, the new Spanish Editors Association in the US<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Spanish Editors Association is the brainchild of the determination and daydreaming of a group of professionals who love writing, reading, and learning, and who value communication as a powerful and delicate tool.<\/span><\/p>\n

SEA came together with the common goal of promoting high standards of practice and networking for support and education in a field that is rapidly growing yet new to the public eye. SEA is the voice of professional editors of Spanish texts for the United States, whether they work and reside in the US or abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Editing US Spanish<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Editing\u2014as the process of preparing written (and other) materials for publication\u2014is perhaps as old as writing itself. But the professionalization of this process is much newer. And even more so for US Spanish.<\/span><\/p>\n

Editing involves the careful and methodical assessment of text to verify its form and content, and to make corrections, adaptations, and other changes aimed at producing a correct, consistent, and complete piece of work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Editing professionals work backstage, behind the scenes that the public sees and enjoys, with a common goal: improving the text. Editors and proofreaders work tirelessly to ensure the quality and the effectiveness of written communication.<\/span><\/p>\n

For decades, editors have worked for publishing houses and media outlets. Perhaps the most recognized editing position is that of newspaper and magazine editors. Slowly but surely, editing jobs have sprouted well beyond the publishing world\u2014after all, words are the currency of the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the US, the creation of writers and editors associations has reflected this path with organization such as the American Society of News Editors (founded in 1922), the American Medical Writers Association (founded in 1940), the American Society of Business Press Editors (founded in 1964), the Editorial Freelancers Association (started in the 70s), and the American Copy Editors Society (established in 1997).<\/span><\/p>\n

For a long time, Spanish was an ancillary language, although it has been spoken in US territories long before the birth of the country\u2014since 1565 to be exact. Spanish writers and editors were an invisible breed. But in the past 20 years, the growing purchasing power of now nearly 50 million Spanish-speakers has spurred interest, involvement, and investment in a Spanish-driven market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Already dozens of jobs are posted every day seeking Spanish editors.\u00a0 Positions span the range from editing for publishing houses, localization providers, and knowledge process outsourcing to education and in-house content development in every industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this landscape, our diverse group of translators and editors\u2014brought together through work and professional development events\u2014felt compelled to take on the challenge to represent the writing professionals who work behind the scenes in Spanish for the US market.<\/span><\/p>\n

SEA was created to:<\/span><\/p>\n